Lot Essay
Count Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803) was one of Italy's greatest tragic poets.
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View of Paullo, near Milan (illustrated); and Alfieri's house at Asti
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Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
View of Paullo, near Milan (illustrated); and Alfieri's house at Asti
the first inscribed 'Paullo' (lower right, on mount); the second inscribed 'Alfieri's' (lower right) and further inscribed 'Alfieri's house at Asti' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening, two on one sheet, unframed
6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.8 cm.); and smaller (2)
View of Paullo, near Milan (illustrated); and Alfieri's house at Asti
the first inscribed 'Paullo' (lower right, on mount); the second inscribed 'Alfieri's' (lower right) and further inscribed 'Alfieri's house at Asti' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening, two on one sheet, unframed
6 x 9 in. (15.2 x 22.8 cm.); and smaller (2)
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